US financial market indices and Nikkei fall following Democratic election lead Al Jazeera reported in an urgent news flash that the Nasdaq index showed US financial market indices down more than 2 percent. According to the network, with the Democrats leading in the US mid-term elections, the Japanese Nikkei index also fell by 4 percent.

US financial market indices and Nikkei fall following Democratic election lead Al Jazeera reported in an urgent news flash that the Nasdaq index showed US financial market indices down more than 2 percent. According to the network, with the Democrats leading in the US mid-term elections, the Japanese Nikkei index also fell by 4 percent.